Corridors brace for development

FORT COLLINS – Commercial development along three major corridors leading to this city is occurring rapidly in some areas, but not equally, according to Fort Collins development experts.

Commercial sites on East Harmony Road and East Mulberry Street are likely to be hard to find in five years, while development on Prospect Road will continue to lag behind.

Land values, access to major transportation routes, infrastructure, availability of land and zoning are the major factors controlling development, planners and real estate brokers say.

Roland Mower, president of Fort Collins Inc., a nonprofit organization that seeks to nurture business in the city, predicts that…